Overview for Human Trafficking: Biggest Social Crime

It is blatant forms of sexual exploitation of women and children and the international slave labour market, human trafficking is a human rights crisis worldwide. Despite the efforts of governments, global law enforcement, the phenomenon continues to grow at a staggering rate. The contributors to measuring human trafficking pinpoint key reasons for the lag-from inconsistent empirical data to distracting immigration debates--while analyzing areas for improvement in assessing and monitoring these complex criminal activities, in terms of both their practical aspects and the human rights.

Measuring human trafficking needs to be read by scholars, professionals, and policymakers in the criminology and human rights fields. The ideas in this important volume can serve to improve the global knowledge base, strengthen coordination between agencies, and develop more effective solutions for combating this most pressing moral issue.

Nalini Mishra (Author)

Nalini Mishra is an acting member of The Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE). This organization is a research and advocacy organization that seeks to integrate concern for gender equity and social justice into international health policy and practice. She has been working for Women Welfare for last seven years. She has her Masters in Sociology from the University of Allahabad. As an author this book is her first book to make people aware of this rights and duties towards the society.